it seems so; that's what it looks like
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
feeling that something has come too late
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
special; particular; peculiar; unique
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to say no more; to sink into silence
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
suggestion; hint; implication
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
strong nation; powerful country
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
body; physical system; (the) person